County rates of fatal crash deaths, 2015 to 2024
422 counties had 200 deaths or more in fatal crashes from 2015 to 2024.
For each 100,000 residents, the yearly rate was largest in Colleton County, South Carolina (56.2) and smallest in New York County, New York (2.2).
The rate of the United States in the same years was 11.8.
To qualify as a FARS case, the crash had to involve a motor vehicle traveling on a trafficway customarily open to the public and must have resulted in the death of a motorist or a non-motorist within 30 days of the crash.
The set of first files, known as the Annual Report File (ARF), is released following the crash year. The ARF is replaced about a year later with a final file, which contains additional cases or updates to cases that had become available after the ARF was released.
NHTSA's words. Source: NHTSA, Fatality Analysis Reporting System Analytical User's Manual, 1975-2024 (DOT HS 813 794, April 2026), copied on .
This page rests on the FARS 2024 annual file. NHTSA released it on . NHTSA can revise the counts in the final file. Release dates
Largest rates
| County | Position | Deaths, 2015 to 2024 | Rate in a year | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colleton County, SC | 1 | 215 | 56.2 | 39,429 |
| Apache County, AZ | 2 | 318 | 46.5 | 64,695 |
| Orangeburg County, SC | 3 | 387 | 45.3 | 83,171 |
| Robeson County, NC | 4 | 531 | 42.5 | 119,400 |
| Gila County, AZ | 5 | 219 | 40.8 | 54,126 |
| McKinley County, NM | 6 | 278 | 39.0 | 68,631 |
| Columbus County, NC | 7 | 204 | 38.4 | 50,301 |
| Navajo County, AZ | 8 | 410 | 37.7 | 109,563 |
| Putnam County, FL | 9 | 272 | 36.7 | 77,173 |
| Coconino County, AZ | 10 | 520 | 36.4 | 144,658 |
| Laurens County, SC | 11 | 238 | 35.1 | 70,508 |
| Darlington County, SC | 12 | 213 | 32.8 | 62,683 |
| Columbia County, FL | 13 | 231 | 32.6 | 73,721 |
| Harrison County, TX | 14 | 212 | 31.0 | 71,410 |
| Walton County, FL | 15 | 228 | 30.1 | 90,096 |
| Bastrop County, TX | 16 | 287 | 30.0 | 115,937 |
| Ector County, TX | 17 | 484 | 29.7 | 170,654 |
| Wise County, TX | 18 | 200 | 28.3 | 81,292 |
| Talladega County, AL | 19 | 228 | 28.2 | 81,481 |
| Cullman County, AL | 20 | 240 | 27.7 | 92,771 |
| Douglas County, OR | 21 | 297 | 26.8 | 112,351 |
| Liberty County, TX | 22 | 251 | 26.8 | 116,291 |
| Mohave County, AZ | 23 | 561 | 26.2 | 226,262 |
| Florence County, SC | 24 | 349 | 25.3 | 138,317 |
| Hunt County, TX | 25 | 257 | 25.3 | 119,210 |
| Mendocino County, CA | 26 | 224 | 25.2 | 88,939 |
| Orange County, TX | 27 | 212 | 25.1 | 85,969 |
| Marion County, FL | 28 | 926 | 24.6 | 427,995 |
| Nash County, NC | 29 | 232 | 24.3 | 98,790 |
| Highlands County, FL | 30 | 253 | 24.2 | 109,892 |
| Smith County, TX | 31 | 562 | 23.9 | 249,529 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 32 | 319 | 23.7 | 139,983 |
| Midland County, TX | 33 | 405 | 23.6 | 184,075 |
| Bartow County, GA | 34 | 256 | 23.5 | 117,924 |
| Limestone County, AL | 35 | 240 | 23.3 | 119,051 |
| Hinds County, MS | 36 | 529 | 23.1 | 212,718 |
| San Juan County, NM | 37 | 285 | 23.0 | 120,525 |
| Bibb County, GA | 38 | 353 | 22.8 | 157,360 |
| Yavapai County, AZ | 39 | 528 | 22.3 | 251,196 |
| Lafourche Parish, LA | 40 | 215 | 22.1 | 95,492 |
| Sumter County, SC | 41 | 234 | 22.1 | 104,788 |
| Madera County, CA | 42 | 348 | 22.0 | 166,132 |
| Volusia County, FL | 43 | 1,205 | 21.6 | 601,107 |
| Harnett County, NC | 44 | 293 | 21.6 | 146,456 |
| Garland County, AR | 45 | 212 | 21.3 | 99,910 |
| Anderson County, SC | 46 | 435 | 21.3 | 217,390 |
| Potter County, TX | 47 | 250 | 21.2 | 114,551 |
| Merced County, CA | 48 | 594 | 21.1 | 296,807 |
| Grant County, WA | 49 | 208 | 21.1 | 104,834 |
| Cecil County, MD | 50 | 218 | 21.0 | 106,567 |
Smallest rates
| County | Position | Deaths, 2015 to 2024 | Rate in a year | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York County, NY | 1 | 363 | 2.2 | 1,665,510 |
| Kings County, NY | 2 | 646 | 2.5 | 2,658,657 |
| Queens County, NY | 3 | 698 | 3.0 | 2,367,034 |
| Bronx County, NY | 4 | 447 | 3.1 | 1,406,052 |
| Middlesex County, MA | 5 | 513 | 3.2 | 1,663,929 |
| Suffolk County, MA | 6 | 271 | 3.4 | 793,535 |
| Hudson County, NJ | 7 | 234 | 3.4 | 731,028 |
| Westchester County, NY | 8 | 376 | 3.8 | 1,009,165 |
| Bergen County, NJ | 9 | 368 | 3.9 | 973,477 |
| Fairfax County, VA | 10 | 447 | 3.9 | 1,159,806 |
| Montgomery County, MD | 11 | 425 | 4.0 | 1,073,045 |
| Hennepin County, MN | 12 | 509 | 4.0 | 1,277,084 |
| Ramsey County, MN | 13 | 225 | 4.1 | 540,713 |
| San Francisco County, CA | 14 | 356 | 4.2 | 820,945 |
| Essex County, MA | 15 | 332 | 4.2 | 826,170 |
| Johnson County, KS | 16 | 261 | 4.3 | 630,832 |
| DuPage County, IL | 17 | 424 | 4.6 | 932,651 |
| Morris County, NJ | 18 | 234 | 4.6 | 521,355 |
| Delaware County, PA | 19 | 264 | 4.6 | 581,416 |
| Fort Bend County, TX | 20 | 389 | 4.7 | 951,028 |
| Washington County, OR | 21 | 287 | 4.8 | 608,613 |
| San Mateo County, CA | 22 | 369 | 4.9 | 740,627 |
| District of Columbia, DC | 23 | 335 | 4.9 | 691,310 |
| Montgomery County, PA | 24 | 420 | 5.0 | 875,160 |
| Prince William County, VA | 25 | 238 | 5.0 | 498,352 |
| Norfolk County, MA | 26 | 368 | 5.1 | 737,601 |
| Passaic County, NJ | 27 | 262 | 5.1 | 531,117 |
| Waukesha County, WI | 28 | 207 | 5.1 | 415,766 |
| Utah County, UT | 29 | 338 | 5.2 | 745,668 |
| Ada County, ID | 30 | 259 | 5.3 | 535,225 |
| Oakland County, MI | 31 | 667 | 5.3 | 1,282,549 |
| Union County, NJ | 32 | 302 | 5.3 | 598,743 |
| Honolulu County, HI | 33 | 537 | 5.4 | 990,142 |
| Erie County, NY | 34 | 503 | 5.4 | 947,783 |
| Collin County, TX | 35 | 576 | 5.4 | 1,254,213 |
| Fairfield County, CT | 36 | 516 | 5.5 | 942,426 |
| Anoka County, MN | 37 | 200 | 5.5 | 377,855 |
| Providence County, RI | 38 | 357 | 5.5 | 674,674 |
| Nassau County, NY | 39 | 771 | 5.6 | 1,397,783 |
| Allegheny County, PA | 40 | 686 | 5.6 | 1,227,174 |
| King County, WA | 41 | 1,260 | 5.6 | 2,317,959 |
| Essex County, NJ | 42 | 470 | 5.7 | 891,241 |
| Denton County, TX | 43 | 521 | 5.7 | 1,046,226 |
| Alameda County, CA | 44 | 965 | 5.8 | 1,636,624 |
| Douglas County, CO | 45 | 207 | 5.8 | 393,051 |
| Snohomish County, WA | 46 | 474 | 5.8 | 861,070 |
| Monroe County, NY | 47 | 449 | 6.0 | 750,294 |
| Chester County, PA | 48 | 319 | 6.0 | 554,530 |
| Virginia Beach city, VA | 49 | 271 | 6.0 | 453,763 |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 50 | 1,195 | 6.2 | 1,907,910 |
How the figures were made
Note: The table orders places by a figure. It is not a judgement of a place.
Note: Only counties with 200 deaths or more are ranked, so that a small count does not make a large rate. The deaths include persons from outside the county, and the residents do not. A county on a busy road can show a large rate for this reason.
Note: Residents: Census Bureau population estimates, vintage 2025. The deaths include persons who do not live in the place.
Note: The counts are from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 1975 to 2024. The 2024 counts are from an annual file, and NHTSA can revise them in the final file.
A program makes this page from the FARS files with fixed sentence rules. Data to . How the figures are made. Data sources and licences.
In earlier editions
- October 2026: the first row was Colleton County, SC (56.2).
Other findings
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Fatal Roads. County rates of fatal crash deaths, 2015 to 2024. https://fatalroads.com/findings/county-death-rates/. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System, FARS 2024 annual file. Data to .
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